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Till the brain begins to swim;
Work-work-work!
Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
Seam and gusset, and band
Band, and gusset, and seam,
Till over the buttons I fall asleep
And sew them on in a dream.
- "Song of the Shirt" by Thomas Hood, 1843
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